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On June 13, 2003, a man was seriously injured in a 30-foot (9.1 m) fall from the Scenic Skyway chairlift ride at Knoebels Amusement Park. The man was a member of a group home for mentally disabled people and was riding alone. He was airlifted to a local hospital and recovered.
On November 5, 2021, a fatal crowd crush occurred during the Astroworld Festival, an annual musical event hosted by American rapper Travis Scott at NRG Park in Houston, Texas. Eight people were pronounced dead on the day of the incident, and two more died in the hospital in the following days.
Every day from May through September in each year between 1990–2010 had an average of 20 injuries by amusement park guests under 18 years of age that required hospitalization. [4] In 2011, 1,204 people were injured at 400 amusement parks, according to the IAAPA. [2] In 2019, there were 1,299 injuries from amusement park accidents in the U.S. [5]
Getty Images Fifteen people were injured on Aug. 11, 2010 in an amusement park accident when a train ride at a Colorado amusement park derailed. The operator of the ride at Tiny Town park was ...
Ronny Garcia, a former Houston Astros prospect, died in a traffic accident. He was 24. The Astros confirmed the death in a Saturday post on social media.
Horror incident involved one of the ride’s carriages plummeting to the ground
On April 14, 1976, the entire troop escaped their enclosure and eluded capture, causing local concern and significant national news coverage. [174] They roamed different areas of Warren County, Ohio, for a week until all were captured. [175] On July 24, 1976, a lion mauled a 20-year-old park employee to death.
Astroworld Festival was an annual music festival run by American rapper and singer Travis Scott, held in Houston, Texas, at NRG Park, near the former site of Six Flags AstroWorld. [1] The festival was first held in November 2018. The 2020 festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas. Astroworld Festival 2021 was originally ...